Rent rewards: Is paying your rent by credit card worth it? – Nadine Higgins

Opinion byThe Prosperity Project host·NZ Herald·24 Oct, 2026 08:00 PM5 mins to readNadine Higgins is the host of NZME's personal finance podcast The Prosperity Project. She was formerly a financial journalist and broadcaster.‌Putting rent on credit risks turning an essential cost into a costly game. Photo / 123rfThere are few expenses less rewarding than paying rent.Sure, you get a roof over your head, but you pay hundreds of dollars a week towards someone else’s mortgage, can’t paint the walls, and at any time could be given notice to move out. In that context, I can see